Bayern host the first leg at the Allianz Arena tonight (7.45pm) and head into the fixture having won their last 13 games.
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In what turned out to be a nightmarish evening for Besiktas, here are five things we learned from another ruthless Bayern performance in Europe.
Since Heynckes returned back in October 2017, Bayern have been winning game after game when not quite at their best.
Bayern Munich’s Arturo Vidal (C) shoots during the first round match of eighth-finals of 2017-18 UEFA Champions League between Bayern Munich of Germany and Besiktas Istanbul of Turkey, in Munich, Germany, on February 20, 2018.
Thomas Muller toasted Bayern Munich’s Champions League win over Besiktas by enjoying a weird dance with a horse.
Besiktas’s suffering was not over there, either, as moments after Fabricio had kept out Javi Martinez with a stunning save, Muller teed up Lewandowski to round off the scoring with another close-range finish.
Training started an hour earlier, sessions were tougher and discipline was tightened under Heynckes.
Robert Lewandowski has dismissed talk once again of a move to Real Madrid.
That said, Bayern Munich will fancy their chances of taking a decent advantage back to Turkey.
1 – Barcelona have reached the Champions League semi-finals only once in the last four seasons.
Bayern are massive 2.0-goal home favorites while Barca are a 0.5-goal road favorite, so Bayern and their 2.75-goal implied total will be immensely popular.
Lewandowski is more than capable of a multi-goal day with Bayern as a commanding 2.0-goal home favorite.
Chelsea must play the “perfect game” to beat a formidable Barcelona, the manager of the English club Antonio Conte has said.
James Rodriguez, resurgent under Heynckes, picked up a calf injury, but Heynckes said after the match that it was nothing serious. Robert Lewandowski pulled off a late double strike to seal the deal with two minutes to the final whistle.
Besiktas became the first ever Turkish side to win a Champions League group after topping a hard Group G earlier in the season.
Veli Kavlak (shoulder), Atinc Nukan (knee), Gokhan Tore (knee) and Dusko Tosic (arm) are all sidelined due to their respective fitness problems, and will not be a part of the matchday squad in Munich.
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Conte rued the one mistake that Barca pounced on to equalise but believes his players will take confidence from the match into next month’s second leg in Spain on March 14.
